Lewis Acid Combined with Microwave Converts Hemicellulose and Cellulose in Cane Pith into 5-Hydroxymethyl furfural and Glucose

The paper using sugarcane pith as a raw material, the feasibility of aluminum hydroxide Lewis acid combined with microwave conditions to be used as a resource was investigated.Under the conditions of the combination of stellate acid and microwave, the 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (5-HMF) in 0.9% of the...

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Main Authors: du Kun, Zeng Yufeng, Qin Ronghuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2021-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
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Online Access:https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2021/22/matecconf_amme2021_01011.pdf
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Summary:The paper using sugarcane pith as a raw material, the feasibility of aluminum hydroxide Lewis acid combined with microwave conditions to be used as a resource was investigated.Under the conditions of the combination of stellate acid and microwave, the 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (5-HMF) in 0.9% of the liquid phase product can be detected, and its low yield of 0.9% is worthy of further improvement. Economic analysis shows that the added value of 5-HMF produced by Lewis acid combined with microwave is as high as about 30,000 yuan per ton, and the prospect of resource utilization is huge. Use oxalic acid to hydrolyze the remaining cellulose and hemicellulose after 5-HMF is prepared from sugarcane pith to glucose, which is used in food and related products. It has very important application value in the industry. In this paper, the hemicellulose in cane pith is converted to 5-HMF under microwave reaction conditions, and then the remaining residue of the reaction is hydrolyzed with oxalic acid to produce glucose, which provides theoretical basis and technical support for further research on the high-value utilization of sugar cane pith in the future.
ISSN:2261-236X